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You are probably aware that Outlook gives you a few options for customizing the Outlook Today view. Simply click Customize Outlook Today in the view to configure the style and contents of the view.
You can customize Outlook Today in other ways, although doing so requires HTML or C programming experience. If you have either type of background, or have developers on staff who the skills, you can customize Outlook Today to add features and make it a more useful resource for your users. For example, you might add links to additional mail folders or frequently-used public folders, customize the background to include your company's logo, add dynamic content such as a stock ticker, or provide links to intranet or Internet sites.
To customize Outlook Today, you must either create a custom DLL file that contains the code that generates the Outlook Today view, or you need to create an HTML page that generates the view. A custom DLL provides better performance than a custom HTML page, but requires more resources (such as development environment) to create.
The actual steps for creating a custom DLL or HTML file are rather lengthy, so rather than cover them here, we'll point you to more information. Point your Web browser to http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/appndx/toolbox.htm and look for the section Outlook Today Information and Sample Files. You'll find two downloads, OutlookToday.exe and OutExmpl.exe, which include a white paper detailing how to customize Outlook Today and customization samples. |
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